| The East India Company and Religion, 1698-1858 Contributor(s): Carson, Penelope (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843837323 ISBN-13: 9781843837329 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - General - Business & Economics | Economic History - Religion | Institutions & Organizations |
| Dewey: 954.031 |
| LCCN: 2013655011 |
| Series: Worlds of the East India Company |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9.5" (1.40 lbs) 291 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This wide-ranging book charts how the East India Company grappled with religious issues in its multi-faith empire, putting them into the context of pressures exerted both in Britain and on the subcontinent, from the Company's early mercantile beginnings to the bloody end of its rule in 1858. The story of how the Company dealt with the fact that it was a Christian Company, trying to be equitable to the different faiths it found in India, has resonances for Britain today as it attempts to accommodate the religions of all its peoples within the Christian heritage and structure of the state. |
